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About Kumarapalayam Village

Kumarapalayam is a large village in Sulur tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,612, made up of 2,290 males and 2,322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1029.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 641669, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumarapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumarapalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Tehsil Sulur
Pincode 641669
Area (hectares) 1029.75 hectares
Population 4,612
Male Population 2,290
Female Population 2,322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumarapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Kumarapalayam is the 9th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,282 residents. Its 1029.75 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kumarapalayam

Kumarapalayam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kumarapalayam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kumarapalayam from other places

Kumarapalayam lies about 28 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Karaimadai, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kumarapalayam
Nearest town Annur 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Karaimadai 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sulur 21 km
District headquarters Coimbatore 28 km

Villages closest to Kumarapalayam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sulur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kumarapalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumarapalayam village had a population of 4,612. That makes it the 9th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,282 residents.

Kumarapalayam village has 2,290 males and 2,322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumarapalayam has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Kumarapalayam is 641669. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumarapalayam covers 1029.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumarapalayam falls under Sulur tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kumarapalayam is Karaimadai, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kumarapalayam.

Kumarapalayam is about 28 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumarapalayam is in Sulur tehsil of Coimbatore district. Annur is about 2.3 km away. Karaimadai is about 16 km away. Sulur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaduvettipalayam (6.0 km), Paduvampalli (6.2 km) and Pachapalayam (10 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kumarapalayam today is likely to be higher.

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